The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-05-10

the wood, leaving the bark and gum
in the fiber
As for c. C. Coleman's dropping the
subject till he (Lycan) and Messrs.
Dillingham; and Castle tried to get
him to set up his machine, why that
is sheer nonsense, and Lycan shows
his utter ignorance of the Ramie sub
ject on the Islands, or he wishes to
impose on others and show what
brilliant and far seeing man Lycan is,
and what he has done for his fellow
stockholders. l hope hemakes more
truthful reports of what he is doing,
In his reports to the company of which
he is manager, than he has in his ar
ticle In your paper.
Now, will Mr.. Lycan please ask at
the Interior Department when my
patent was granted Also, while Mr..
Armstrong was IN Office, if he, Arm
strong, was not trying with me to keep
the matter in such shape as would de
velop for the Islands another export
able product. What of the grant to
me by Moehonua of Thomas Square
for a nursery for Ramie and Jute, the
roots and seeds grown there to be for
free distribution in the Islands, but
on DR.. Smiths accession to Office the
grant was recalled. How about the
small nursery I had at that time. from
which 1 shipped plants to Australia,
and to different parts of the Islands.
Also of the nursery I had in 1880,
and up to 'S5, from which was send
ing plants to all parts of the Islands,
said plants being a free distribution
on my part, in order to arouse an in
terest in the subject, and when the
interest was aroused. to have small
nurseries in all parts of the Kingdom
ready for use. Sometimes the request
came from Mr. Gibson's Office. Will
he be so good as to ask Mr.. Gibson
for facts as to my correspondence
with him (AIr. Gibson) as a Govern
ment official, for his aid and support,
in my endeavor to do something to-
wards the development of the Ramie
enterprise. VIII he please ask the
Hawaiian Agricultural Society why
they awarded me that beautiful silver
medal for exhibit of Ramie fiber, etc.
Will he also please examine the files
of the Hawaiian papers and see how
often and what matter / wrote and
put before the people, to awaken and
keep alive the interest in the subject.
VIII he ask Mr.. w. r. Castle how
many times I interviewed him on the
subject of the bill he prepared at my
and Mr.. Dillingham's solicitation to
put before the Legislature, for grant
of $4,000 for the encouragement of
the cultivation of Ramie. The S10,-
600 he claims as due him by Govern
ment is the result of that bill; but the
last Legislature substituted a new bill
in lieu of that one, so that when the
Hawaiian Ramie Co. Qimited) exports |
so many tons of marketable fiber they
will draw bonus, and they will no
doubt find money enough in the treas.
ury to pay it. VIII he also ask those
who subscribed over $4,000 towards |
the original Hawaiian Co., as pro-
jected by me, whether have dropped |
the subject Does he imagine that
had l abandoned my efforts in that |
direction, that he would now be pos
ing before the public as the manager
of company, the child of my crea-
ton?
There are some dozen different ma
chimes in New Orleans now, trying to
solve the question of cleaning the
Ramie fiber, but like Lycan, they all |
aim to produce bark, when, to be sue
cessful they must produce fiber and
fiber only There is no market for bark,
as the Hawaiian Ramie Co. Qimited,)
will find to their sorrow, when they
come to send off their bark and look !
for the returns. Fiber is what is
wanted clear from all bark and gummy
matter. If it is not in this condition,
they may have ship loads of it, and
they cannot giUe it away, much less
sell it,
There is but one way or method to
produce that fiber, such as is needed,
and must be produced in order to find |
a market, and if those who are anx-
ious for the success of the enterprise,
and have put their money into it, will
post themselves on aohat bas been done,
and what is needed, they can then
Work lnteInSenUly ana 90 more. AL
honor to those who try to help for
ward the enterprise, but let them speak
the truth and not misrepresent facts
about the matter. As near as [ can
find out, Mr.. Lycan is working in the
same old groove or rut, worked in by
all the balance of them, who cannot,
or will not realize what is wanted, and
what must be produced. If he will
forward me drawing and description
of his machine, I will be much pleased
to get an accurate knowledge of it, as
I still retain my. interest in the sub
iect, and seek to know facts IN regard
to it. Respectfully,